National League
Phillies @ Nationals
Hellickson is 0-1, 12.27 in his last two starts; his last three went over total.
Gonzalez is 1-0, 1.89 in three starts this month (under 2-1).
Philly won four of its last five games; over is 7-2-1 in their last ten. Washington won eight of its last nine home games; under is 5-2-2 in its last nine games overall.
Reds @ Mets
Moscot is 0-1, 5.91 in two starts this month (over 1-1).
Harvey is 1-3, 5.64 in four starts this month; his last three starts went over.
Mets won eight of last nine games; eight of their last 11 went over. Cincinnati lost seven of eight road games (over 6-2).
Brewers @ Cubs
Jungmann is 0-3, 11.25 in his last three starts; under is 3-1 in his '16 starts.
Arrieta is 4-0, 0.87 in four starts this month (over 4-0).
Milwaukee lost seven of its last ten games; over is 5-2-1 in its last eight. Cubs won six of last eight games; over is 4-1-1 in Chicago's last six games overall.
Pirates @ Rockies
Niese is 3-0, 5.02 n four starts this month (over 3-1); Pirates scored 26 runs in those four games.
Gray allowed five runs in five IP in his first start, against the Dodgers. .
Pirates are 7-3 in their last ten games; eight of their last ten road games went over. Colorado lost six of its last seven games; five of its last seven home tilts went over. .
Cardinals @ Diamondbacks
Wainwright is 0-3, 7.25 in four starts this month (over 2-2).
Corbin is 1-2, 4.56 in four starts this month (over 2-2). .
Cardinals won six of their last eight road games (over 7-1). Arizona won six of its last nine games but is just 4-8 at home- five of their last six games went over.
Marlins @ Dodgers
Nicolino is making hsi first '16 start; he was 2-0, 1.93 in his last two starts LY, is 2-2, 3.60 in four AAA starts this month. .
Kazmir is 0-1, 9.69 in his last three starts (over 2-0-1). .
Dodgers lost three of last four home games; under is 5-2-1 in their home games. Miami won its last three games, with Stanton homering in all three- four of their last five games went over
Padres @ Giants
San Diego won last three Cashner starts (2-0, 2.65); under is 2-1-1 in his '16 starts.
Samardzija is 2-1, 2.49 in his last three starts (under 3-1 in his '16 starts). .
San Diego lost five of its last six games; over is 8-2 in their last ten. Giants won four of their last five games (over 9-4-1 in last 14).
American League
White Sox @ Blue Jays
Quintana is 2-1, 1.89 in his last three starts (under 3-0).
Estrada is 1-1, 2.50 in three starts this month (under 3-0). .
Chicago won seven of its last eight games; under is 7-3 in its last ten road games. Blue Jays lost five of their last seven games; eight of their last 13 games overall stayed under the total.
A's @ Tigers
Gray is 3-1, 3.08 in four starts this month (over 2-2).
Verlander is 1-2, 5.79 in four starts this month (over 2-1-1). .
Oakland lost three of its last four games (over 3-1). Detroit lost six of its last eight home games (over 6-2).
Orioles @ Rays
Tillman is 1-1, 4.26 in four starts this month (under 3-1). .
Moore is 1-1, 396 in four starts this month (under 2-1-1). .
Baltimore lost five of its last six road games; seven of its last eight games stayed under the total. Tampa Bay is 7-3 in its last nine games; under is 9-1 in its last ten home games. .
Bronx @ Rangers
Sabathia is 2-1, 5.28 in three starts this month (over 2-1).
Perez is 0-2, 5.50 in his last three starts (over 2-2 in '16 starts). .
Bronx is 4-9 in its last 13 games; four of its last six games went over. Rangers lost four of their last five games, but won six of last eight at home; over is 8-2 in their last ten home games. .
Indians @ Twins
Tomlin is 2-0, 1.54 in two starts this month (over 1-1).
Berrios is making MLB debut here; he was 2-0, 1.06 in three AAA starts, allowing eight hits in 17 IP.
Cleveland is 5-6 in its last 11 games; four of its last six road games went over total. Minnesota won six of its last seven home games; over is 8-3-1 in their last twelve games overall.
Royals @ Angels
Young is 1-3, 6.41 in four starts this month (over 2-2).
Tropeano is 1-0, 2.45 in three starts this month (under 2-0-1).
Kansas City won 11 of its last 18 games; five of its last seven games stayed under the total. Angels lost seven of their last 12 games; five of their last seven home games went under the total.
Astros @ Mariners
McHugh is 1-3, 8.10 in four starts this month (over 2-1-1).
Iwakuma is 0-2, 4.50 in four starts this month (over 2-2).
Houston lost seven of its last eight games; over is 8-3 in their road games. Seattle won six of its last seven games but is 3-5 at home; under is 7-3 in their last ten games. .
Interleague
Braves @ Red Sox
Norris is 1-3, 7.17 in four starts this month; his last three starts went over.
Wright is 1-2, 2.33 in three starts this month (under 2-1).
Red Sox won its last five games; five of their last seven games stayed under the total. Atlanta lost its last seven games; over is 5-2 in its road games.
Teams won-lost records when this pitcher starts:
Phil-Wsh-- Hellickson 2-2; Gonzalez 2-1
Cin-NY-- Moscot 0-2; Harvey 1-3
Mil-Chi-- Jungmann 1-3; Arrieta 4-0
Pitt-Colo-- Niese 4-0; Gray 1-0
StL-Az-- Wainwright 1-3; Corbin 2-2
Mia-LA-- Nicolino 0-0; Kazmir 1-3
SD-SF-- Cashner 3-1; Samardzija 2-2
Chi-Tor-- Quintana 3-1; Estrada 1-2
A's-Det-- Gray 3-1; Verlander 2-2
Balt-TB-- Tillman 3-1; Moore 3-1
NY-Tex-- Sabathia 2-1; Perez 0-4
Cle-Minn-- Tomlin 2-0; Berrios 0-0
KC-LA-- Young 1-3; Tropeano 1-2
Hst-Sea-- McHugh 1-3; Iwakuma 2-2
Atl-Bos-- Norris 1-3; Wright 1-2
Starting pitchers allowing 1+ runs in first inning:
Phil-Wsh-- Hellickson 2-4; Gonzalez 0-3
Cin-NY-- Moscot 0-2; Harvey 1-4
Mil-Chi-- Jungmann 3-4; Arrieta 0-4
Pitt-Colo-- Niese 0-4; Gray 1-1
StL-Az-- Wainwright 2-4; Corbin 2-4
Mia-LA-- Nicolino 0-0; Kazmir 2-4
SD-SF-- Cashner 1-4; Samardzija 1-4
Chi-Tor-- Quintana 1-4; Estrada 1-3
A's-Det-- Gray 1-4; Verlander 3-4
Balt-TB-- Tillman 2-4; Moore 0-4
NY-Tex-- Sabathia 0-3; Perez 1-4
Cle-Minn-- Tomlin 1-2; Berrios 0-0
KC-LA-- Young 2-4; Tropeano 1-3
Hst-Sea-- McHugh 2-4; Iwakuma 0-4
Atl-Bos-- Norris 1-4; Wright 2-3
Umpires
Phil-Wsh-- Under is 5-2-1 in last eight Little games.
Cin-NY-- Six of last seven Davis games stayed under.
Mil-Chi-- Home teams won five of last six Marquez games
Pitt-Colo-- DeJesus' first MLB game behind plate was a 6-3 win for the road team.
StL-Az-- Favorites won five of last six Hallion games.
Mia-LA-- Six of last seven Tichenor games stayed under.
SD-SF-- Home side won nine of last twelve Fagan games.
Chi-Tor-- Three of last four Porter games went over.
A's-Det-- Four of last five Foster games stayed under.
Balt-TB-- Favorites won eight of last ten Conroy games.
NY-Tex-- Over is 5-1-1 in last seven Culbreth games.
Cle-Min-- Over is 5-2-1 in last eight Diaz games
KC-LA-- Road team won six of last eight Timmons games.
Hst-Sea-- Under is 5-1-2 in last eight Dimuro games.
Atl-Bos-- Over is 8-4 in last twelve Danley games.
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Oakland at Detroit
The Detroit Tigers and Oakland Athletics play the third of a four game set at Comerica Park with both teams having notched one victory.
Detroit will send out righthander Justin Verlander who currently sports a 1-2 record with a 5.79 ERA. Verlander is 0-2 at Comerica Park this campaign and hasn't enjoyed home cooking dating back to last season as he carries a 3-10 team start record to the mound. However, a hidden gem among a sea of baseball betting stats is the fact Tigers have flourished when Verlander faces Oakland. In his last nine starts vs A's the Tigers are 7-2 including 3-1 at this venue.
The Athletics will have Sonny Gray handling the start. Gray 3-1 with a 2.73 ERA enters in great form having tossed six or more innings in each of his four starts. Gray's quick start to a season is not uncommon. In his last fourteen April starts the right-hander is a sparkling 10-2 with Athletics 10-4 over the span including 4-1 in an opposing park. As for facing Tigers with Gray, the A's are 2-2 in his four career starts including a 1-1 split hooked up against Verlander.
Wednesday's Diamond Notes
By Kevin Rogers
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Hottest team: Mets (5-0 last five)
Following a 2-5 start, many people thought last season’s run to the World Series by New York could have been a fluke. However, the Mets have rebounded lately to win eight of their last nine games, while capturing five consecutive victories. New York rallied past Cincinnati on Tuesday, 4-3, as the Mets have allowed three runs or less in all five games during this hot streak. The Mets go for the sweep tonight with Matt Harvey on the mound before the Giants invade Citi Field this weekend.
Coldest team: Braves (0-7 last seven)
Atlanta began the season at 0-9 before winning four straight games. However, the Braves haven’t won since April 19 against the Dodgers as Atlanta is riding a fresh seven-game skid. During this time, the Braves were swept at home by the Mets and Red Sox, while scoring three runs or less six times during this span. It doesn’t get any easier for Atlanta, as the Braves travel to Fenway Park for two more games with the Red Sox followed by a pair of three-game road sets against the Cubs and Mets.
Hottest pitcher: Jake Arrieta, Cubs (4-0, 0.87 ERA)
Arrieta hasn’t skipped a beat since capturing the Cy Young award last season as the Cubs’ right-hander is coming off his second career no-hitter. Last Thursday, Arrieta didn’t allow a hit in a 16-0 rout of the Reds, while not giving up an earned run for the third time in four starts. Arrieta enters tonight’s contest against the Brewers as a heavy -340 favorite, but tossed a complete-game shutout as a -325 favorite against Milwaukee last September.
Coldest pitcher: Colin McHugh, Astros (1-3, 7.56 ERA)
It’s been a disastrous start for the Houston right-hander as McHugh has allowed four earned runs in three of his first four outings. McHugh was racked in a pair of home losses to the Tigers and Red Sox by giving up 10 hits in each of those defeats, while yielding nine earned runs in 9.1 innings of work. Last season, McHugh won two of three meetings with the Mariners, but was knocked around in an 8-1 home loss by giving up eight earned runs in three innings of work.
Biggest UNDER run: Rays (2-0 last two)
Although this streak isn’t currently very long, Tampa Bay continues to cash plenty of ‘unders’ at Tropicana Field. Tampa Bay is coming off a pair of ‘unders’ against Baltimore to improve to 9-2 to the ‘under’ at home this season. The Rays won each game behind strong pitching performances from Chris Archer and Jake Odorizzi (2-0 and 3-1), while Tampa Bay hasn’t scored more than three runs at home in six of its last seven contests at the Trop.
Biggest OVER run: Cardinals (4-0 last four)
St. Louis needed to travel out west to find its offense, as the Cardinals have scored 34 runs in the last four games. The Cards put up 19 runs in a pair of victories at San Diego, followed by 15 runs the past two nights against the Diamondbacks. Eleven times this season the Cardinals have plated at least seven runs, while doing so seven times away from Busch Stadium. However, St. Louis is facing a left-handed starting pitcher for only the fourth time this season when the Cards see Arizona southpaw Patrick Corbin tonight. The Redbirds have cashed the ‘over’ in two of three opportunities when squaring off with a left-handed hurler.
Matchup to watch: Athletics vs. Tigers
Oakland and Detroit have split the first two games of this series at Comerica Park with each team winning each matchup by four runs apiece. The pitching matchup evens out tonight with Justin Verlander and Sonny Gray taking the mound for the third game of this four-game set. Oakland has thrived on the highway with an 8-3 record, while Gray is coming off a road underdog victory at Toronto in his last outing. Verlander is winless in two home starts against the Pirates and Indians, but pitched well in a 2-1 defeat to Cleveland last Friday by striking out 10 in seven innings in spite of allowing a pair of solo home runs.
Betcha you didn’t know: The Pirates have owned the Rockies at Coors Field over the years by winning seven straight meetings in Denver. Andrew McCutchen went deep three times in Tuesday’s 9-4 rout of the Rockies, as the Pirates have scored at least five runs in each of the past seven wins at Colorado. The Pirates face Colorado’s Jonathan Gray tonight, as Pittsburgh beat him twice last season, including scoring five runs on the right-hander in less than five innings of a 9-3 rout last September.
Biggest public favorite: Nationals (-210) vs. Phillies
Biggest public underdog: Royals (+105) at Angels
Biggest line move: Diamondbacks (+100 to -120) vs. Cardinals
Yankees, Rangers hook up
By Sportsbook.ag
NEW YORK YANKEES (8-11) at TEXAS RANGERS (11-10)
Sportsbook.ag Line: New York +120, Texas -130, Total: 9.5
The Yankees and the Rangers meet in the rubber game of the three-game series at Globe Life Park in Arlington.
The Yankees (8-11) won the series opener, 3-1, on Monday night, but the Rangers (11-10) evened the series on Tuesday with a 10-1 thrashing. You can expect a lot of runs in the rubber game of the series, as Yankees LHP CC Sabathia (1-1, 5.28 ERA, 10 SO, 8 BB in 15 1/3 innings) will take on Rangers LHP Martin Perez (0-2, 4.50 ERA, 11 SO, 13 BB in 24 IP) in a battle of lefty hurlers. Neither starter has looked sharp to start the season.
In Texas’ victory on Tuesday, LF Ian Desmond (.211, 3 HR, 8 RBI, .309 OBP) hit a 433-foot solo shot and 2B Rougned Odor (.234, 3 HR, 14 RBI, .272 OBP) added a 416-foot blast in the ninth inning. RF Nomar Mazara (.365, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .426 OBP) and 1B Mitch Moreland (.239, 2 HR, 7 RBI, .301 OBP) each chipped in with a pair of hits, and SS Elvis Andrus (.343, 0 HR, 12 RBI, .370 OBP) went 3-for-4 to up his average to .343.
Texas has the second-most runs in the American League (92) and the Bronx Bombers are tied with Tampa Bay for the least (70). If the game is tight in the later innings, though, the Yanks have the advantage. New York’s bullpen (3.30 ERA) has been much more reliable than Texas’ (5.04 ERA). The Rangers have played very well at home (7-4) this season.
Where is the Yankees’ offense? Joe Girardi’s club is 11th in the AL in average (.238) and second-to-last (.191) with men in scoring position. It also has the second-fewest hits (152) in the AL and is dead last in doubles (20). No Yankees starter is batting .300, with 2B Starlin Castro (.278, 3 HR, 11 RBI, .325 OBP) and LF Brett Gardner (.271, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .403 OBP) leading the way. RF Carlos Beltran (.264, 4 HR, 9 RBI, .289 OBP) leads the club in homers with just four.
1B Mark Teixeira (.254, 3 HR, 10 RBI, .375 OBP), CF Jacoby Ellsbury (.253, 1 HR, 8 RBI, .282 OBP), 3B Chase Headley (.157, 0 HR, 2 RBI, .290 OBP) and DH Alex Rodriguez (.145, 2 HR, 6 RBI, .242 OBP) have really been struggling. The only Yankee with more than four career at-bats against Perez is backup 2B Dustin Ackley (.067, 0 HR in 15 AB). He’s 3-for-10 lifetime with a homer against the 25-year-old. For his career, Sabathia is 12-4 against the Rangers with a 5.10 ERA.
Mazara just continues to rake in his rookie campaign. Andrus has been terrific as well, and veteran Adrian Beltre (.300, 3 HR, 12 RBI, .345 OBP, 7 2B) just continues to produce at age 37. DH Prince Fielder (.192, 2 HR, 15 RBI, .258 OBP) had an RBI single on Tuesday night, but the six-time All-Star is still looking to find his rhythm at the plate. Jeff Banister’s club is hitting .245 against left-handed starters, and it’s seen its fair share of Sabathia, who’s been in the majors since 2001.
Andrus (10-for-22 with 4 RBI) has loved facing the former Cy Young Award winner, though Fielder (5-for-19 with 1 HR and 4 RBI) and Beltre (8-for-34 with 1 HR, 3 2B and 5 RBI) haven’t had a ton of success against him. In Perez’s lone career start against the Yankees (on July 28, 2015), he surrendered eight earned runs in just an inning of work.